Friday reader's view: Irish humor

By the Midland Daily News

Published 7:45 am, Friday, March 16, 2012

To the editor:

St. Patrick’s Day is forthcoming but what can I tell you historically that I haven’t already told you in the past? I can repeat that old myth that there were snakes in Ireland. Just a rumor! Some of the Irish laddies just drank too much and thought they were seeing snakes. However, the snakes were all gone the next morning after the laddies sobered up

I think I told you the story about the Irishman who drank too much, fell into a vat of Guinness and drowned. He did get out of the vat twice to relieve himself before he drowned.

I’m not much of a joke man but I did hear a couple recently, so I’m passing them on to you. Hope you enjoy them.

An Irishman, Englishman and Scotsman go into a pub and each order a pint of Guinness. Just as the bartender hands them over, three flies buzz down and one lands in each of the pints.

The Irishman reaches into the glass, pinches the fly between his fingers and shakes him while yelling, “Spit it out! Spit it out!”

A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church and enters a confession box, sits down and says nothing. The priest coughs a couple of times to get his attention but the drunk just sits. Finally, the priest pounds three times on the wall. The drunk mumbles, “ain’t no use knocking, there’s no paper on this side either.

Mary Clancy goes up to Father O’Grady after his Sunday morning message and she’s in tears. He says “So what’s bothering you, Mary, my dear?”